Symptom burden according to dialysis day of the week in three times a week haemodialysis patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Haemodialysis patients experience significant symptom burden and effects on health-related quality of life. Studies have shown increases in fluid overload, hospitalization and mortality immediately after the long interdialytic interval in thrice weekly in-centre haemodialysis patients, however the relationship between the dialytic interval and patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) has not been quantified and the extent to which dialysis day of PROM completion needs to be standardised is unknown.

Methods

Three times a week haemodialysis patients participating in a stepped wedge trial to increase patient participation in haemodialysis tasks completed PROMs (POS-S Renal symptom score and EQ-5D-5L) at recruitment, six, 12 and 18 months. Time from the long interdia

SUBMITTER: Hnynn Si PE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9514641 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature